Proprietors of East-India Stock Protest Misconduct 1736
A letter dated April 6 1736 from a concerned shareholder denounces plots to inflate stock value and cut dividends. It accuses projectors of diverting gold shipments and pressuring directors, alleges covert influence by Mr N and others, and calls for support of the Generetiur opposed to the stock holders' nominees amidst fear of financial ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade
Southampton
Hampshire
China
CO aEeen
Hardwicke
Redfons
Tate
Condé
Charatierse
Abd Wethall
Inktta
Anortier
Ghina
Scarcity Famine Troop Provisions Discussed Amid Weather
Reports from the frontiers note vast quantities of provisions gathered for the troops and ongoing shortages blamed on continual rains. The populace faced scarcity as a smoky exchange of charcoal and other goods occurred, with nobles controlling supply and prices rising exorbitantly. The text reflects unrest and deteriorating conditions across the region amid military needs.
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Veterday
Bolland
Lifton
Magazinis
Sfrérwatts
Tz Floris
Mosley
Unclear historical notice on court appointments in London
Fragmentary OCR from a London page mentions the Court of Sixt Goth, Princess, and various titled figures. It references appointments and banners, with scattered names like Lord and Viscount, plus vague references to guards and line of apartments.
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London
Deléwarrah
St. Att Walling
Mig Young
Niedes
Viscount Ounei
Notable Marriages and a Fatal Fire at Godolphin’s Stables
Yesterday and last week several aristocratic matches were celebrated. William Hale of Slough wed Mrs Bradford of Reading, while Sir Joseph Moor married Miss Morris of Lincolnshire. A surgeon, Mr Presgrave of Westminster, married Mrs Lowther of Sackville. The Earl of Strafford arranged a domestic chaplaincy at Snape. In Edinburgh Lord Bargally, near 30, died leaving the Senaton of the College of Justice extinct. A fire at Hogmorton Hills’ stables belonging to the Earl of Godolphin burned for hours, destroying hay and stalls as engines from Cambridge struggled to extinguish the blaze.
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Prince of Wales
William Hale
Slough
County of Bucks
Presgrave
Westminster
Ric
Earl ‘of
William
Ford
Margaret
Arniston
Senaton
College of Justice
Batchelor
Earl of
Cambridge
Grodnis Zolilg
Newmarket
Jessy Cane
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Fea
Iit
United Company
Sivant
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